What color is #60A061?

#60A061 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60A061?

The RGB value is 96, 160, 97: 96 red, 160 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60A061?

The complementary color is #A0609F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60A061?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60A061 color

#60A061 rgb(96, 160, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #60A061 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 62.7% green and 38% blue (96, 160, 97).

Its hue angle is 121°, with 25% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Endo (#5DA464), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#60A061 color codes

HEX	`#60A061`
RGB	`rgb(96, 160, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 62.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(121, 25%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(121, 40%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 39%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.33, -33.85, 26.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.33, 43.02, 141.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.551, 28.49, 15.776)`
Decimal	`6332513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60A061, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #60A061	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#60A061 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #60A061 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60a061; }
.text { color: #60a061; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60a061; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 160 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60a061, #60a081); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #60A061?: #60A061 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60A061?: The RGB value is 96, 160, 97: 96 red, 160 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60A061?: The complementary color is #A0609F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60A061?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.